Anika was heading to bed after a long, exhausting day of Mehendi. She looked down at her palm, admiring the beautiful design glowing in its deep, natural color. Her eyes lingered on the "S" drawn by Shivaay, and her heart skipped a beat when she thought of him. She hated how, just for a moment, her heart wanted to believe it was real. But it wasn’t. This family wasn’t hers—and never would be.
What would life be like now that she had felt the love of a family? She could never again settle for the bare minimum.
Just then, Rudra knocked at the door, and Anika quickly got up to open it.
"Didi, bhaiya bathroom me hai kya? (Is Shivaay brother in the bathroom?)"
Anika replied with a no. In fact she hasn't seen him after the Goenka's left.
"Maine to dekha hi nahi hai unhe kafi time se. Mujhe laga idhar hi kahi busy honge(I havent seen him in a long time, I assumed he was busy somewhere)"
"Aur hume laga wo aapke saath hai. But now his number is switched off"
Anika picked up her phone and dialed his number. It was indeed off.
"Where can he go now? It's almost 1" Anika was worried, but soon they saw Shivaay, limping and drunk, struggling to walk as he tried to make his way to his room. They quickly rushed over to support him, each grabbing an arm.
"Arey bhaiya mujhe bhi le chalte talli hi hona tha to (You could have taken me as well if you wanted to be drunk)"
"Nahi Rudra, tujhe iss sahare ki zarurat nahi hai(No rudra, you don't need support of Alcohol)"
Anika sensed that probably it was Mallika after effect so she had to get rid of Rudra before Shivaay blurts any nonsense.
"Rudra, I will handle him now. You sleep well. Kal gym bhi jana hai"
Rudra chipped a good night after putting Shivaay on the bed. Anika locked the door so that no one else can see Shivaay in that state.
"Mallika, tum itni khush ho uss chaman chutiye ke saath (you are so happy with that asshole)"
Anika chuckled hearing the word Chutiya from his mouth. Not even once he sweared in Hindi.
"Aise to bade high level angrezi gaaliya jharke khudko superior dikhana hai par nashe me to Hindi wali hi nikalti hai. (Usually, he wants to only curse in English to prove he is superior but when drunk, he prefers the hindi ones only)"
"Haa to wo khush hai to aap bhi khush raho na. Ye peeke dhut hone se kya hoga (if she is happy, you should be happy too. Whats the use of being drunk?)" Anika spoke and started removing his shoes.
"Par meri khushiya wo le gayi hai. She was my happiness, my light" Shivaay was almost in tears.
Anika didn't know how to react to it. She didn't sign up for this. The sadu she met on the first day in the cafe was not supposed to be a love struck puppy.
"Par tumhe kya? Tumko to pyaar bhi nahi hua hoga (but why do you care? You have never even experienced love)"
"Haa nahi kiya hai. Aur agar after pyaar aisa hota hai to mujhe karna bhi nahi hai. Waise you said she was your only happiness. What about your family? The ones who love you to the fullest and can die for you. You don't even care about them"
She has always hated people who are madly in love. People should always be grateful for what they have instead of whining about what they don't.
"I care about them but I don't want them to see me like this. You know for them I am the great wall of SSO, not a psycho lover who couldn't move on from his one true love"
"At this point, mujhe lagta hai you don't want to move on. You are in that delusion that you still love her and you are just a man who hates that she is happy somewhere else" once Anika was done with his shoes, she put the blanket on top of him when Shivaay pulled her by her wrist and she fell on top of him.
"I am not in delusion. I need answers. I am better than that guy in terms of everything, looks, money everything"
"Shivaay, chodiye mujhe.(Leave me)"
His hold tightened around her waist and he started to look into her eyes. She could sense the pain his eyes held and it made her feel giddy.
"You know you were looking so pretty today"
Anika was shocked with the compliment.
"Mai Mallika nahi hu"
"I know. Aur Anika hi sundar lagrahi thi aaj. More than anyone else. Aur mera dil maan nahi raha tha ki mai kisi aur ki taraf kaise dekh sakta hu jabki pyaar ek hi baar hota hai"
Anika's eyes widened with the confession.
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Romance"The best relationships usually begin unexpectedly" Shivaay Singh Oberoi, a heartbroken lover whose ex betrayed him after a successful relationship of 5 years. His faith on love ceases to zero. Anika, an aspiring Interior designer does local plays...
